{"id":131248,"date":"2022-01-07T19:11:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T18:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=131248"},"modified":"2022-01-07T19:14:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T18:14:22","slug":"ugandan-footballer-dies-on-the-pitch-after-colliding-with-goalkeeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/07\/ugandan-footballer-dies-on-the-pitch-after-colliding-with-goalkeeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugandan footballer dies on the pitch after colliding with goalkeeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>21-year-old Herbert Afaayo was said to have collapsed and died after colliding with a goalkeeper during training in Lugazi Municipality in Buikwe District, Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>Afaayo as training with Lugazi Municipal football club at their makeshift <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/23\/are-you-ok-matic-trolls-ronaldo-after-manchester-united-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">training<\/a> ground in Geregere, an outskirt of Lugazi town, on Thursday, January 6, when he met his fate.<\/p>\n<p>According to local media, Afaayo was in action trying to chase a ball to score when he accidentally collided with the team\u2019s goalkeeper Geoffrey Leku before<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/12\/denmark-star-eriksen-awake-in-hospital-after-collapsing-in-euro-2020-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> collapsing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-131255 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/kunlenet07\/2022\/01\/07\/Herbert-Afaayo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/kunlenet07\/2022\/01\/07\/Herbert-Afaayo-2.jpg 715w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/kunlenet07\/2022\/01\/07\/Herbert-Afaayo-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/kunlenet07\/2022\/01\/07\/Herbert-Afaayo-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s efforts to resuscitate him as first line of first aid failed and their attempt to rush him to hospital were too late.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He [Afaayo] was running fast with the ball before colliding with the goalkeeper and collapsing on the pitch,\u201d the team\u2019s head coach, Daniel Segawa told Daily Monitor Uganda on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-131256 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/kunlenet07\/2022\/01\/07\/Herbert-Afaayo-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/kunlenet07\/2022\/01\/07\/Herbert-Afaayo-3.jpg 472w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/kunlenet07\/2022\/01\/07\/Herbert-Afaayo-3-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21-year-old Herbert Afaayo was said to have collapsed and died after colliding with a goalkeeper during training in Lugazi Municipality in Buikwe District, Uganda. 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